Yes. According to the IRS you must have the full rights of the stock. Review the example in Publication 525, page 14, under restricted stock.
Also, if you do not have unrestricted access to the stock at the end of 2021, you should enter the information in 2022 when the stock is no longer restricted. Keep the information in your files with all the detail you need to support your position.
Until the property becomes substantially vested, it's owned by the person who makes the transfer to you, usually your employer. However, any income from the property, or the right to use the property, is included in your income as additional compensation in the year you receive the income or have the right to use the property. When the property becomes substantially vested, you must include its FMV, minus any amount you paid for it, in your income for that year. Your holding period for this property begins when the property becomes substantially vested.
Transferable property. Property is transferable if you can sell, assign, or pledge your interest in the property to any person (other than the transferor), and if the person receiving your interest in the property isn't required to give up the property, or its value, if the substantial risk of forfeiture occurs.
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